Spheos

What Spheos does

Spheos GmbH is a Munich-based digital transformation consultancy founded in 2003 (formerly edicos websolutions, rebranded in 2017) that designs, implements, and operates enterprise online platforms on leading Digital Experience Platforms (DXPs) and Content Management Systems. The firm is a certified partner of Liferay (since 2008, OEM since 2019), OpenText (Premier Partner since 2008), Magnolia (since 2013), FirstSpirit/e-Spirit, and Cognigy, and maintains deep expertise in Java-based, headless/API-first CMS architectures with integrations into backend systems such as CRM, ERP, PIM, and DAM.

The company delivers services across a full Plan–Build–Run lifecycle — from CMS evaluation and UX strategy through development and integration to managed hosting and SLA-based support. Its most notable productized offering is msg.Online Insure, a Customer Engagement Platform for insurers co-developed with msg life and distributed as a Liferay OEM solution with embedded Conversational AI (Cognigy) and predictive analytics. Additional productized capabilities include the Magnolia DX Cloud Content Hub (exemplified by the msg-Gruppe consolidation of 26 instances), customer and employee self-service portals, and dealer/supplier portals.

Spheos generates revenue through professional services (project-based fees, time-and-materials, retainers), software licensing and OEM arrangements (per-user or revenue-volume Liferay subscriptions), and managed application hosting. The firm serves 100+ enterprise customers — primarily in the DACH region across insurance, manufacturing, public sector, and retail — with an average customer relationship duration of 6.2 years and active engagement in Japan and broader EMEA. Distribution is direct enterprise sales supplemented by the msg group ecosystem and partner co-marketing with Liferay, Magnolia, and Cognigy.

Name

Spheos

Legal name

spheos GmbH

Website

https://spheos.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Spheos is a Munich-based digital transformation consultancy that designs, implements, and operates enterprise DXP, CMS, and portal solutions on Liferay, Magnolia, OpenText, and Cognigy for 100+ DACH-region enterprises across insurance, manufacturing, and public sector verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

München

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. IT Consulting & Digital Transformation Services: Professional services spanning the full project lifecycle — strategy/consulting (Plan), development/build (Build), and ongoing operations (Run). Services include CMS evaluation, UX design, development, integration, training, support, and application hosting. Revenue is generated through project fees, time-and-materials consulting, and retainer agreements. The company also offers SLA-based support contracts with Essential, Standard, and Premium tiers.
2. Software Licensing & OEM: As an OEM partner of Liferay, Spheos bundles Liferay licenses with msg.Online Insure solutions, offering both on-premises and SaaS/cloud deployment. Licensing revenue comes from per-user or revenue-volume pricing models for Liferay subscriptions, as well as Magnolia, OpenText, and Cognigy platform engagements.
3. Application Hosting: Managed hosting services for enterprise websites and portals, including administration, monitoring, backup/restore, firewall/VPN, failover, load balancing, and DNS management through their data center partner.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Spheos provides full-lifecycle digital transformation services (Plan-Build-Run) for enterprise Digital Experience Platforms and Content Management Systems, including consulting, design, implementation, integration, and managed hosting. Core service offerings include Customer Self-Service Portals, Corporate Websites, Customer Lifecycle Management platforms, Employee Self-Service Portals, and Dealer/Supplier Portals built on certified DXP/CMS platforms (Liferay, Magnolia, OpenText, FirstSpirit, Cognigy). The company also offers proprietary vertical solutions, notably msg.Online Insure, a standardized Customer Engagement Platform for insurance companies.

Product overview

Spheos is a digital transformation consultancy offering Plan, Build, and Run services centered on enterprise Digital Experience Platforms (DXPs). Their core technology stack includes Liferay DXP (certified partner since 2008), Magnolia CMS/Compositional CMS (certified since 2013), OpenText Web Site Management (Premier partner since 2008), and FirstSpirit DXP (certified partner), plus Cognigy conversational AI. They specialize in Customer Self Service Portals, Corporate Websites, Customer Lifecycle Management platforms, Employee Self Service Portals, Händler/Lieferanten Portale (Dealer/Supplier Portals), Knowledge Management, and Conversational AI solutions. A notable vertical solution is msg.Online Insure - a standardized Customer Engagement platform for insurers built on Liferay DXP.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Digital Transformation Services (Plan-Build-Run) Full-service digital transformation consulting and implementation, including strategy, design, development, integration, and managed operations for enterprise online platforms and portals. Targeted at large enterprises in the DACH region seeking end-to-end digital strategy execution.
• Liferay DXP Implementation Services Enterprise digital experience platform implementation and customization services on Liferay DXP, including portal development, upgrade/migration, and integration with backend systems (CRM, ERP, PIM, SAP). Spheos is a certified Liferay partner since 2008 and an OEM partner since 2019. Targeted at enterprises seeking customer portals, employee portals, and digital experience solutions.
• Magnolia CMS Implementation Services Implementation of Magnolia Enterprise CMS and Magnolia DX Cloud for composable digital business platforms. Spheos is a certified Magnolia partner since 2013 with Silver Partner status. Targeted at organizations seeking flexible, composable CMS with headless architecture and cloud-native content management.
• OpenText Web Site Management Implementation Implementation and support of OpenText CMS (formerly RedDot) for complex multilingual corporate websites and enterprise intranets. Spheos is a Premier OpenText partner since 2008. Targeted at enterprises with complex international websites requiring multilingual content management and integration with SAP, Microsoft, Oracle, and Salesforce.
• FirstSpirit DXP Implementation Services Implementation of FirstSpirit Digital Experience Platform from e-Spirit AG (Crown Peak) for omnichannel content delivery with hybrid headless CMS capabilities and AI personalization. Spheos is a certified e-Spirit partner. Targeted at companies seeking digital experience platforms with multi-experience and omnichannel marketing support.
• Cognigy Conversational AI Implementation Services Implementation of Cognigy.AI conversational AI platform for chatbots and voicebots. Spheos is a certified Cognigy partner integrating conversational AI into customer service, sales, and support, with NLU/NLP models, backend system integration, and continuous AI model training. Targeted at enterprises seeking automated customer engagement across voice and chat channels.
• msg.Online Insure Standardized Customer Engagement Platform for insurance companies built on Liferay DXP, covering the entire customer lifecycle from lead to service. Includes self-service portals, predictive analytics, Conversational AI (Alexa, WhatsApp, webchat), backend integrations with CRM, policy management, and claims processing. Offered as OEM partner with Liferay. Targeted at insurance companies seeking 360° customer journey management with up to 80% administration cost reduction.
• Application Hosting & Managed Services Managed hosting services for enterprise websites and portals, including administration, monitoring, backup/restore, firewall/VPN, failover, load balancing, and DNS management through data center partners. SLA-based support contracts available in Essential, Standard, and Premium tiers. Targeted at enterprises requiring reliable, managed infrastructure for their digital platforms.

Quantifiable outcome

• KAS portal consolidation: 25% reduction in operating costs, 50% reduction in license costs
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and major.

• Software Allianz DeutschlandminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2023Spheos joined the Software Allianz Deutschland partner network in 2023, expanding their go-to-market reach through this alliance of German software companies.
• municonsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Spheos partnered with municons in 2023 to gain additional expertise in Salesforce, SAP, and eCommerce solutions, particularly for the pharma and life sciences vertical.
• Liferay (OEM Partner)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 22 August 2019Spheos holds a strategic OEM partnership with Liversity, enabling them to offer msg.Online Insure — a standardized Customer Engagement Platform for insurers — with bundled Lerox licensing. This OEM partnership provides preferential access to product development, Lerox support, and exclusive services. Spheos is also a Lerox Silver Solution Partner (since 2012) and has been implementing Lerox portals since 2008, making it one of the most experienced Lerox partners in the DACH region.
• Magnolia International AGcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2013Spheos (formerly edicos websolutions) has been a certified Magnolia partner since 2013, with Silver Partner status. They offer Magnolia CMS projects alongside 15+ years of Java expertise and experience from 200+ enterprise web and portal projects. Spheos also supports migration to the cloud-based Magnolia NOW (Enterprise CMS).
• OpenTextcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2008Spheos has been an OpenText Premier Partner since 2008, being one of the most experienced OpenText partners in the DACH region with over 200 projects completed using OpenText Web Site Management (RedDot). They offer new OpenText implementations, own developed efficiency solutions, and migration support to newer versions or other systems.
• CognigycoreTechnology or IntegrationSpheos is a Cognigy partner specializing in Conversational AI solutions. They develop chatbot and voicebot applications for sales and customer service using Cognigy.AI, integrated into Lerox DXP platforms. Cognigy.AI is a low-code platform enabling natural language automation across voice and chat channels, available as SaaS or on-premise.
• msg-GruppecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpheos is the 'Digital Lab' of the msg group, operating as an integral part of the msg ecosystem. Together with msg life, they co-developed msg.Online Insure — a standardized Customer Engagement Platform for insurers. The msg group has 10,000+ experts across 34 countries, providing Spheos with distribution and co-development opportunities.
• neteleven GmbHmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSpheos partners with neteleven GmbH on large-scale portal projects, specifically for the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung consolidation. Neteleven provides CDN integration (Akamai) for cybersecurity and performance. The partnership combines Spheos' portal expertise with neteleven's infrastructure and security capabilities.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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